{"id":95930,"date":"2023-07-27T08:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T07:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=95930"},"modified":"2023-07-27T11:28:27","modified_gmt":"2023-07-27T10:28:27","slug":"twitch-is-closing-down-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/twitch-is-closing-down-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch closes down Soundtrack and officially recommends Outertone"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 style=\"user-select: auto;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff; user-select: auto;\">On July 17th, Twitch&#8217;s copyright-free music library, &#8216;Soundtrack by Twitch&#8217; shut down. 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